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Major League Soccer10/18/2026, 02:30 AM

SJ Earthquakes – Nashville SC1 : 1

Why the model thinks so

SJ Earthquakes
1.47
Total xG
3.07
Nashville SC
1.60
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorSJ EarthquakesNashville SC
High-scoring league (3.3 goals/match)+0.76+0.76
Defensive strength (0.8 conceded vs 1.4 league avg)−0.56
Attack strength (1.22x league average)+0.20
5 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (3 goals/match)+0.17
Rising form (3 vs 2.4 season average)+0.17
3 clean sheets in last 5 matches−0.15
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.6 goals/match)−0.07
Ousseni Bouda on the bench (6 goals, 1 assists)
Paul Marie on the bench (0 goals, 5 assists)
Elias Saad on the bench (1 goals, 4 assists)
Reed Baker-Whiting on the bench (2 goals, 2 assists)
Weak away record (1.3 vs 2.4 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Table: Nashville SC is 1st in the league with 66 points from 29 games, SJ Earthquakes is 4th with 47 points from 29 games
  • Attack: Nashville SC averaged 3 goals per game in their last 5 games

Risks

  • Home: SJ Earthquakes averages 1.79 goals per game at home in the league this season
  • Rest days: Nashville SC with 3 days since their last match

All probabilities

Result
SJ Earthquakes34%
Draw27%
Nashville SC40%
Double chance
SJ Earthquakes or draw60%
Nashville SC or draw66%
No draw73%
Goals
Over 1.583%
Under 1.517%
Over 2.559%
Under 2.541%
Over 3.537%
Under 3.563%
Both teams score
Yes63%
No37%

Most likely scores

1:1
12%
1:2
9%
2:1
8%
2:2
6%
0:2
6%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Nashville SC: first goal in 11 of 11 games (100%)
  2. SJ Earthquakes: 9 of 21 goals conceded from minute 76 onwards (last 12 games)
  3. Nashville SC: 3 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 12 games)
  4. Nashville SC: 10 goals from minute 80 onwards in 12 games. Against Austin: 2 goals (88', 90+1')
  5. SJ Earthquakes: 31% of all goals between minutes 1-15 (5 of 16)

Lineups

SJ Earthquakes 5-3-2 · Nashville SC 4-2-3-1

SJ Earthquakes
  • 1 A. Gunn
  • 17 J. Jasinski
  • 5 D. Munie
  • 4 D. Romney
  • 18 R. Roberts
  • 2 J. Ricketts
  • 34 B. Leroux
  • 14 R. Vieira Nan
  • 23 E. Löwen
  • 19 P. Judd
  • 11 T. Werner
Nashville SC
  • 99 B. Schwake
  • 31 A. Najar Rodríguez
  • 4 J. Palacios Murillo
  • 3 M. Woledzi
  • 2 D. Lovitz
  • 8 P. Yazbek
  • 16 M. Corcoran
  • 7 C. Espinoza
  • 10 H. Mukhtar
  • 14 S. Mohammed
  • 9 S. Surridge
Substitutes
  • 3 P. Marie
  • 6 I. Harkes
  • 7 O. Bouda
  • 20 N. Fernandez
  • 36 E. Edwards Jr.
  • 87 V. Costa De Brito
  • 21 N. Buck
  • 25 M. Floriani
  • 9 L. Jovanovic
  • 11 E. Saad
  • 1 J. Willis
  • 5 J. Maher
  • 6 B. Acosta Ramos
  • 19 A. Muyl
  • 20 E. Tagseth
  • 22 J. Bauer
  • 41 W. Madrigal Molina
  • 27 R. Vanarthur Baker-Whiting

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